Fruit gatheing



. mmli g m the. @firma said to reside gemer-y The; inwentimcompi-mes a, circular apron l JE @anvar-i.) duck or like matei'ial and pm- Vde 'Wvh an Opening in the Cellier, the said mames being made either of pieces com nected wget'. to pmuce the 'requi-@d Shape or ii@ may consist of a spra istrip of havin i' ends. 3 amd overlapa ping; as shown in l. This circua can he fruit ang from the outer branche@ of any tree t@ which it is attached and if: is adapted izo be connecbed to the trunk ai n the we@ by 15, loop 5 having tying "cerminag w 3 loop Cam am 8 is latter may W u, mppmg upon mh@ @www Les have been pnie upon "zo in@ desired.

exen and, tieoi o Boldi die canvas in posifion, ii; wiii be noted; from iie @noties ine oonsrueiion' of Fig. 9- thst the coni/ei of the. @sums is elevated above iie rim and conseqnentiy the slope is :from ine 'center ou# 'waidiy and ciownwsrdiy to the stakes Whioi dii'ecs ine fruit dropping upon the canvas inward the i'im thereof. This is to enabie the isling 'iuiy to be shifted outwardly as the pile under the center of 'the canvas becomes greater with each discharge from the conter opening. The canvas, in either position, is drawn to thenecessary ziutness and distance from he ground by 'the guyropes 13 o save the fruit from bruising as hey st iil-:e the canvas; the distance between she canvas and the ground in eithei iii-s; oi.'

second position of the apron is not sufficient io bruise the i'nit failing Afrom she blister. Wfiien the canvas 1s used as a. whole,

ovei'iappng ends 3 and fiere positioned :is shown it Fig. l 'ont it is obvious that only s aciionai part of the canvas may be cinpoyedif requise@ sind this be done by disengeging the canvas from certain of the earing with eithei end 3 oi` Liv. The disengaged o1' supported ends of he Canvas are than gathered in towards trunk of the irse, isili/'ing oniy the remaining snpooied portion of the canvas available for 'receiving .find discharging the fruit being co''iecteci. l

in eiizicfiing he iievice to s iiee, the guy moes sie ifrsc. connected to the sskes, a''tei' ,h the eyelets are respectivciy filled. in'

' over the encis of the stakes in order the canvas be iezidiiy lifted off.' and' nio oiiihei ,first oi' seo/ond posiion. *e 'from one position Too another "om ii dy cected and it sie? the fiisci'isges the iti-nit to the ground beyond tiic outer edge oi' the canvas and cis-snol? the failing fruit pevioiisly gathere in'oigii iie comer opening.

The foregoing description' and eccompanying drawings have reference to Wind; might be considei'ed to be the approved or preferred forni of my invenion. i desire ii to be understood, however, that may make such changes in the o0nst1'uCtion, :o1n

binzition andsrisngeineni; of parte, mai-- teliais, dimensions, et ceterai :is nmy prove expeient and foil within 'the snope of the appended cisini.

Having thus cie/scribed my invenioin what cieim as new and desire so secure by Lette-is Psent is:-

3i fruit gatherer of thc dass desciibod, comprisi g (i flexible opi-on having an misi opening for receiving the i'nnk of n iee, the iein'iina'ls of the apron Doing disposed in ovei'inpnng reistion, a 10W-ei irc@ ti'iink engaging ioop, die inner and ouei' of the apron @zich i'iming an annuler row of eyelets :issociziieii 'tiiei'ewith, t VingY ropes connoecing ihe innei i'ov: of ofzoiets to che iowei eine trunk engaging loop, a pluiaiiy of supporting stakes having iheii npzei' ends :reduced for receiving 'the outer row of eyeies, said reduced ei'niinais forming shoulders upon which the eyelets use adapted to rest, :ineens 'for bracing the stakes, an uppei' tree @funk engaging isop? und snp-- porting ropes connecting 'die upper tree trunk engaging loop with said tying ropes. Y in testimony whereof I signature in of mvo witnesses.

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